new to razr hd

Just picked up a gently used RAZR maxx HD! So far I freaking love it!! Wayyyyyy smother than my og RAZR maxx..
This phone came with the boot loader unlocked.. I've seen posts on the droid news section that tell me if I allow it to update I will lose my unlocked boot loader.. the update is already downloaded.. how do I stop it from installing!?!?!

I'm not sure what Utility it is that you are looking for. Most cases you must Root first, before getting an Unlocked Bootloader. Which considering that you are running 9.16.6 and you have an Unlocked Bootloader as you mentioned in your OP, I would think, you would already have Root. In the event that you do not have Root, go to the Razr HD/Maxx HD Dev section here, look at the [TOOLS] that I put together that are sticky'd at the top of the page, everything you need is right there.

I can't log into droid RAZR.com which is where the link takes me to download the root utility. When I bought the phone the guy had removed root but like you said before once your boot loader is unlocked its always unlocked.. Now I just need root and I'm in business! Lol

I can't log into droid RAZR.com which is where the link takes me to download the root utility. When I bought the phone the guy had removed root but like you said before once your boot loader is unlocked its always unlocked.. Now I just need root and I'm in business! Lol

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Gotcha. Your gonna LOVE this. Click here. Instructions: Extract the entire contents to your Desktop, right click and "run as administrator" on the "run.bat" file. Follow instructions and Boom! Make sure to use Voodoo OTA to backup Root before taking the OTA. After the OTA restore Root, if it fails, we can fix that. Also, then you can Flash a custom recovery and start having fun.

Successfully rooted and unlocked! Thanks again!!! Now which rom to run? I downloaded liquid smooth but was a big fan of the moto based ROMs on my og maxx.. Any suggestions? This is also my first go with an unlocked boot loader. I've always owned Motorola's starting with my old droid 2. What recovery do you all recomend? My only real experience is with safe strap which I was a big fan of because its sheer simplicity.

OK HUGE issue... So I wasn't planning on Dan's utility to auto install twrp.. Now for whatever reason my phone gets stuck in a boot loop if I reboot it and the only way to stop it is to do a factory data reset.. What's the deal?

Instructions download the ROM (takes time due to server), then download the GAPPS> move these to the root of the SDCard1 (external storage). Reboot device into TWRP Recovery make a Nandroid backup, then go into Wipe> Advanced Wipe> check Dalvik Cache, System, Cache, Data and then Swipe to Wipe. Once done, go back to Main Menu. Go to Install> make sure Storage: External_sd is selected find the Pac-Man Rom select it, then add additional zips and find the GAPPS and select them. Go ahead and install, once done Reboot System. Congrats! PacMan is installed, run the setup. After, setup is complete go into settings, SuperUser is in settings make sure it is there. Development options should be right above SuperUser, if it is not there, go into About Phone> Go to Build number and press down on it (no specific spot just inside the box) press until Development settings are restored (this maybe a step that is not needed/but nonetheless CM10.2 base Roms have had this problem). Go ahead and Enjoy, you've got 4.3 running on your device something that these Stock and Unrooted users will likely not see on their devices this year!